John albert anderson



(No Model.)

J. A. ANDERSON. PLATE SECURING DEVIQE.

No. 475,745. Palented-May 31, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ALBERT ANDERSON, OF VAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO DONALD MACKENZIE, F SAME PLACE.

PLATE-SECURING DEVlCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,745, dated May 31, 1892.

Application filed November 18, 1891. Serial No. 412,249. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: portion C' and make a broad sweep at E' Be it known that 1, JOHN ALBERT ANDER- around the edge of the table. Thence the two 50 sON, of VVakefield, in the county of Middleportions of the wire extend under the table at sex and State of Massachusetts,have invented II and neet at I-l', where they are secured toa new and Improved Plate-Securing Device, gether by twisting, soldering, or in any other of which the following is a specification. suitable manner. The portions H spring up This is a device or clamp for securing a against the under side of the table and hold 55 plate to a table near the edge; and it has for the plate with perfect firnness, so that it is its object to prevent the plate from sliding or impossible for it to slide or to be removed Io being knocked or pushed off the table. It is from the table without being actually grasped especially useful on board ship when the noand forcibly pulled from its position. The tion of the vessel is sufficient to cause the portions D E spring inward and hold the fiar- 60 plates on the table to move from their posiing edges of the plate, which can only be retions. i moved therefrom by spreading apart the por- The nature of the invention is fully detions D'.

scribed below, and illustrated in the accom- This device may be utilized not only on panying drawings, in whichboard ship but in other places and. under 65 Figure 1 is a perspective view of my plateother circumstances-as, for example,in consecuring device or clamp. Fig. 2 is a plan nection with childrenis plates or dishes.

view showing` a plate in position next to the The efficiency of the invention depends on edge of a table and held securely in such poits holding the plate by its edges, over and sition by my device, the under portion of under which it springs, and then clamping it 7o which is shown in broken lines. Fig. 3 is a by springing against the under side of the side elevation or edge view of the same. table. Similar letters of reference indicate like Having thus fully described my invention,

parts. I what I claim by Letters Patent is- A represents a portion of an ordinary table, The herein described improved plate -se- 7 n and B is an ordinary plate. curing device, consisting of a single integral The device is preferably construeted of a wire bent into the following portions, viz:

single piece of wire, which is bent into subthe central portion O, extending under the stantially the shape shown in the drawings. front edge of the plate, the inwardly-spring- The central portion C of this wire is nearly ing portions D E, extending rea-rward from So straight and lies under the flaring edge of the said portion O and over and under, respectplate. At each end of this central portion ively, the side edges of the plate, the substan- 3 5 the wire makes a bend. back under the plate tially vertical and widely-curved portions E',

and then doubles forward on itself, as shown and the spring portions I-I, extending rearat C', over the edge of the plate. From these ward under the table from said curved por- 8: points the two portions of the wire sweep tions E', the curved portions E' making a rearward, forming the parts D, which lie overbroad sweep downward below and out of con- 40 the flaring edge of the plate and are curved tact with the under surface of the table, so so as to be almost eoncentric with the edge that the portions H only bear against said thereof. W'hen the side of the plate which under surface, wherebythc device is .adapted 90 is opposite from the edge of the table is to tables of different thicknesses, substanreached the two portions of the wire bend tially as set forth.

forward at D' and extend under the plate JOHN ALBERT ANDERSON.

edge at E, nearly following the lines of the lVitnesses: portions D, and thence pass over the ends of HENRY W. XVILLIAMS, the central portion O of the wire next the T. I-I. SMITI-I. 

